November 2026
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November 2
- Japan launches Disaster Prevention Agency and tells households to stock at least three days of supplies
Japan's new Disaster Prevention Agency began operating on Nov. 2, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructing it to pursue disaster prevention and mitigation work and saying she wants to create no situation that is beyond expectations. The agency's launch was announced by the government and carried by outlets including NHK and TBS NEWS DIG.
- Democrats win both chambers of Congress as voters reject Trump in US midterms
Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate in the US midterm elections, a result cast as voters rejecting the Trump administration. The party's victory extended to seats long held by Republicans, which fell in succession.
- US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island; Trump says he is in no hurry to resume large-scale operations
US forces struck Iran's Qeshm Island, an attack reported as a limited air raid carried out the day before the US midterm elections. President Donald Trump said he is in no hurry to resume large-scale operations, and denied that the war is restarting.
- Spain train collision kills 69, including one Japanese national, authorities confirm
Spanish authorities have confirmed that one Japanese national died in the country's train collision, which killed 69 people. Officials are working to identify the remaining three unidentified victims, and another Japanese national may be among them.
- Japan weighs a nuclear-exception clause in its national security strategy while keeping the three non-nuclear principles
Japan's government is considering writing an exception into its national security strategy that would allow nuclear weapons to be brought into the country during an emergency, while leaving the three non-nuclear principles themselves unchanged. The wording stating that the policy of upholding the principles "will not change going forward" is still being adjusted, according to Mainichi Shimbun.